The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-07
INCREASED TAXES I
sEcEsslrArED by A NEW HOUSE

Fof the school Chiiursn OF warrington
Dist,ict-An Interesting Committee y
~ Meeting Held Last NIght-Ths
l,uiidins to cost nboat $4,000.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds Of the Board OF Education met
in tho rooma Of tho Board Id the Public
Library building last night, for the pur.
pose Of opening bids for the building Of
the new schoolhouse for Washington dis.
trict. There were present Mesars. Dob.
bins, chairman, Ebeling, Isett, Mccoy
and Ellingham, Of tho committee. Super.
intendent Anderson and Clerk Hall.
The plans and specifications this. con.
tractors had to guide them in making
their estimates were those prepared by
Mr.. Z. W. Wells, the well.known and &C.
compiished architect, which 1t will be re-.
membered. were unanimously adopted by
the Board. The building as shown by
theso plans and specifications was u com.
lparatiyeiy plain, two.story brick, with Just
enough orrementatlon on Its front wall 10
relieve the severity Of tho outlines. The
architects estimate Of the cost Of the
building was s25.0op = gia
THE TWO DlDs.
There were but two communication
for tho Board TO opon last night. One
wss cont Ia from Bcltz, Fading 4 Co.,
offering to erect tho building for $4,000
using entirely new material throughout
the building, or Tor i'll 900, provided they
were allowed to uee what available ma.
terial might be found In the old building
No bond accompanied this bid as called
for In tho contract. =
k!evis, KRAFT 4 Co., in their bid offered
to put up the building for $4,000, using
new material throughout, or ior $4,000
providing they were allowed 10 use Btu1
taken from the old building. This wac
accompanied by the proper bond.
Tho committee before opening tho bids
made guesses III to what the cost you'd
be, and mono were below $4,000, 90 that
the bids made were no. ihuch OF asurprise.
The committee, RS can bs seen from a
glance ut tho names Of those present, Is
one made up OF practical business men,
and in the three hours that they were in
session laat night they gave the important
questions that came up before them a
most careful consideration. The first
comment on opening the bids WAS, won't
the Taxpayers howl?' and the next was,
SIT is not our ianlt that new building Is
to be built"
a review was had Of tho events that
have lead to the necessity for a new build.
Ing. The committee 10 almost unanimoue
in the belief that the old building is per-
fectiy cafe, aud they claim that number
OF tho patrons Of the school are Of the
Same belief, but an agitation was started
and the building condemned from the
very start, 80 that now, though the old
building might stand till oil the SCHOOL
children OF to-day arg men and women
grown, its usefulness IL gone-it can never
be used as school house sgain, because,
II for no othor reason, the children are
frightened and will not attend.
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
The committee calculated that the
Rutan.Smesd heating apparatus that it is
proposed to uze, would cost at least IS, 900
the architects commission, five percent
on tho contract price, about Il, 700; inter.
est on payments that will necessarily
have 10 DO deferred, about 81 400.
These sums, with the bid klevie, Kraft
& Co., 934 600, aggregate s4l 100. As soon
as the committee real!zsd this, Architect
Wells WAS sent for. While waiting for
Mr.. Wells, the committee discussed in an
entertaining and informal manner the
condition OF. the other school buildings !;
the Interested motives that some were
alleged to have had in agits.ing the quea-
ton OF a new building in the First ward !;
the probable effect the increase in taxa.
ton that would be msde neceeaary, would
have on the public, and a number Of
other interesting queetiona.
Aa soon 40 Mr.. Wells arrived he was
asked number Of questions Us to how
the cost could be reduced. A wooden
floor in place OF thing in the hallway OF
the main entrance would DO q eaying OF
5000, and composition fnias in place of
the ornamental ones Of terra Gotta would
effect eaving OF $3.50. Mr.. Wells pro.
tested agaiuet eubstitutinga tin for alate
roof, showing that the cost OF the former
wonld in three or four years, counting re-
painting and other repairs, more than
equal that OF the slate. Other portions Of
the building were gone over and it was
found that elsewhere it WAS proposed to
have it ss plain and substantial as pos
sib!e.